[Adopted 8-12-1975 by Ord. No. 414, approved
8-15-1975 (Ch. 28, Art. I, of the 1975 Code)]
A Police Department is hereby established in
and for the Borough of Bridgeport. The Chief of Police shall be the
chief executive of the Police Department. He shall, under the direction
of the Mayor, be in charge of the police force and have supervision
over its members in the exercise of their powers, duties and authority.
Subordinate to the Chief of Police in the Police
Department, the following classifications are hereby established:
Lieutenant, Sergeant and patrolman, or those of such classifications
to which the Council shall at any specific time have appointed one
or more police officers. The priority of authority among such subordinate
classifications shall be in the order listed. The number of persons
to serve in each of such subordinate classifications, on a full-time
and/or part-time basis, and the compensation of each, shall be as
determined by the Borough Council from time to time.
[Added 4-14-1981 by Ord. No. 459, approved 4-14-1981]
All applicants for promotion to the rank of
Lieutenant must have at least 10 years of continuous service with
the Borough of Bridgeport Police Department and must currently hold
the rank of Sergeant within the Police Department of the Borough of
Bridgeport.
[Added 4-14-1981 by Ord. No. 459, approved 4-14-1981]
All applicants for promotion to the rank of
Sergeant must have at least five years of continuous service as a
patrolman with the Borough of Bridgeport Police Department.
Nothing herein contained shall affect the authority
of the Mayor to appoint special policemen during emergencies.
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Editor's Note: Former § 89-6, Qualifications for
appointment to police force, added 11-23-1976 by Ord. No. 437, as
amended, was repealed 7-23-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-006, approved 7-23-2013.
